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Kanji Detail for 幕 - "curtain, scene"

幕

  • Meaning

    幕 means "curtain, scene." Also associated with cover.

    1. Curtain - Tent; canopy spread from above.

    2. To cover - To conceal; hide.

  • Words using 幕

    • 開幕 かいまく Listen raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start
    • 一幕 ひとまく Listen one act (of a play); scene; event
    • 幕内 まくうち Listen makuuchi; top division (of professional sumo)
    • 幕末 ばくまつ Listen Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
    • 幕開け まくあけ Listen rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era)
    • 幕下 まくした Listen third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
    • 幕府 ばくふ Listen shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters
    • 字幕 じまく Listen subtitles; captioning

  • Tattoo check: 幕

    • Verified meaning: curtain, scene
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read まく)
    • Also carries these associations: cover

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 幕

    Surnames 幕(まく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    curtain; bunting; act of play

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    curtain, screen, tent

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A curtain above is called 幕, like a tent. Armies pitch tents to live in, so where generals are is called 幕府. Staff who handle documents are called 幕友, abbreviated as 幕. Read like 摹. | Plays first draw a curtain, opened when performing. Hence, the start of an event is also called 開幕. | Interchangeable with 漠. The 漠 of desert was anciently also written as 幕. | The back of a coin. The reverse side of a coin.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    baku(バク) バク

    maku(マク) マク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tobari(とばり) とばり

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)

  • Related Keywords

    curtain cover scene end shogunate situation act period awning canopy conceal drama epoch era government partition screen stage regime

Sentences including 幕

  • The curtain fell.

  • The curtain rose.

  • The case came to a close.

  • Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?

  • This play has three acts.

  • This is an opera in five acts.

  • This opera has three acts.

  • The concert concluded with the national anthem.

  • I know who is pulling the strings.

  • This is the beginning of a new era.

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